Super Mario Bros – World 4-1

• Level type: Overworld
• Time limit: 400

Meet Lakitu. The cloud rider floats above the level for most of 4-1, dropping Spiny eggs that hatch into spiked enemies you cannot stomp. He follows you at your own speed, so outrunning him is not an option, but he stops at a fixed point before the end of the stage.

Two ways to deal with him. Jump on the cloud when he dips low, which happens regularly, or shoot him with fireballs. There is a Fire Flower in this level, so it is a fair fight. Once Lakitu is gone he does not come back for a while.

Underneath all that the level is ordinary: 400 seconds, a few pits, Koopas and Goombas, and a hidden 1-Up block for players who like to jump at empty air. The staircase and flagpole are where you expect them.

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